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We have some great new additions today to the Ten Years Of ATP Festival which we are very excited to tell you about. First up are past curators The Mars Volta. We're also very pleased to have Geoff Barrow from past curators Portishead who will be presenting his new band BEAK, and another ATP favourite in the shape of the amazing Afrirampo!

7 berth chalets sold out this week, so all we have now are 4, 5 or 6 berths.

Amazing additions. It makes me a bit sad, although the MBV one is looking pretty amazing I feel that not going to this is going to be a bit of an epic fail. Still, we can always dream of somehow managing to forage the ticket money.

they are going to get then. After past announcements it always said more past curators to be announced, this time it just says more acts to be announced. Or could just be that they don't have any more past curators secured yet. Thinking the budget must be getting pretty stretched now as well. An amazing line up though, and someone else pointed out possibly some other big names could play like animal collective etc.

Would you be allowed tell us if/when past curators have declined, since we know they're all being invited anyway? I know you keep this kind of thing [understandably] private usually, but we'll know from the eventual lineup anyway.

out until it is sold out. Better to have people thinking *insert past curator* could still play. Maybe we can assume Sonic Youth/ Thurston Moore are out as I'm sure this would have been sorted by now. I would have thought that unless Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds are announced soon they won't be playing. Though I could be TOTALLY wrong, just speculating.

They would surely be the most expensive band on the bill. I think they would have been announced by now. With the Bad Seeds being spread out, not all living in the same country and various members all having other commitments they strike me as a band you have to get when they are already touring or quite a way in advance. Grinderman have a new album out next year which they probably will tour etc so December could be a break period before that. Again, tottaly guess work, just don't see them being announced.

...maybe set to play NBC. When they played field day it was announced it was an English exclusive festival, that was changed to 'summer' English exclusive so assume they have some other shows planned. Think Kevin Shields is a fan also so kinda expect it to be in the next NBC announcment.

Sonic Youth (or Thurston), Mogwai and Slint won`t play.. It should be obvious... But arn`t they kind of running out of bands? I want more rumours and speculations ... Someone must know something these days, when Jamie is a silent oyster...

I assume Thurston Moore is out, as surely that would have been sorted out an announced by now. Unless ATP are going to announce Sonic Youth last minute so not to piss off NBC attendees. Mogwai are definitely possible and could be in negotiation, though its likely Kevin Smith has asked them for ATP so depends if the want to do both weekends. Slint I just think is doubtful. There a number of past curators who could still be asked though.